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While sales of other highly fuel-efficient automobiles are in decline, sales of the Hydro are rising. The Hydro's manufacturers attribute its success to the Hydro's price and very low fuel consumption. However, the Hydro is comparable in price and fuel efficiency to its competitors, so it is more likely that its success is due to the fact that people want to appear environmentally conscious to their neighbours.

Which one of the following is an assumption required by the argument?

(A) The Hydro is the most popular highly fuel-efficient automobile available.

(B) The Hydro is recognizable as environmentally friendly in a way that its competitors are not.

(C) The Hydro has a better safety record than its competitors.

(D) Hydro buyers are more likely to have neighbours who also drive Hydros.

(E) Hydro buyers have less interest in environmental causes than buyers of other highly fuel-efficient automobiles.

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18 Feb 2019, 14:00

(A) The Hydro is the most popular highly fuel-efficient automobile available.>> out of scope as we're talking about environmental impact

(B) The Hydro is recognizable as environmentally friendly in a way that its competitors are not.>> using the negate rule for assumption questions, if this is negated, than the argument would fall apart. (eg. if it isn't recognizable as environmentally friendly than the reason of people driving it to be environmentally conscious makes no sense.

(C) The Hydro has a better safety record than its competitors. >> out of scope as we're talking about environmental impact

(D) Hydro buyers are more likely to have neighbors who also drive Hydros.>> not relevant as whether neighbors drive Hydros doesn't affect the impression of driving a Hydro

(E) Hydro buyers have less interest in environmental causes than buyers of other highly fuel-efficient automobiles.>> not relevant as we're talking about how it looks environmentally when driving a Hydro, not the interest of the buyers

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